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Hi Chett,I'm sorry to hear you're having difficulty with your DC25. If the switch doesn't seem to be working correctly, I'd encourage you to get in touch with us directly as we'd appreciate the opportunity to provide further assistance. ...
Dyson DC25 All Floors Bagless Upright Vacuum

My vacuum had this exact same problem, but was out of warranty because \015\012it was remanufactured. Thankfully, it's a very quick, five-minute fix.\015\012\015\012UNPLUG The Vacuum!\015\012Remo ...
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Hoover Upright Vacuum model U5470-900 - The On/Off switch on the handle does not properly engage the power switch deeper in the handle assembly. It appears to ride over the lower switch and doesn't engage it to operate it. If I play with it, I can get it to maybe turn on the vacuum, but, then the upper handle switch won't turn it off. Our current workaround is to use the power cord for on/off operation.

I have a Eureka Upright vacuum (4800 Series). When I try to start it by turning the switch on, it wont. For few days, I was able to get around this problem by repeatedly turning the switch on and off until it turned on but that does not work any more. Could it be something related to the switch it self or the power cable. My wife mentioned that one of my kids might have pulled the power cable too hard (at the back of the vacuum). Any help to solve this problem will be very much appreciated. Tha

I just got a Shark Bagless Upright Pet Pro V1310PT-FS and the power switch will not stay on. If you hold it down, it will turn on and the vacuum will pick up but the switch doesn't seem to stay in the "On position". Any ideas how to quick fix this?

We have a Hoover upright vacuum cleaner, model Core 7. There is a switch that turns on and off the brush drive. This operates via a cam with a bearing putting pressure on the final drive belt to engage the brush head.
My brush head is not turning and with the lever set to engage the drive there is still considerable slack in the final drive belt.
There appears to be only a bearing deflecting the belt, should there be a pully or other device mounted on this bearing? There is so much slack a

Yes, there should have been a white plastic sprocket on top of the bearing - in its channel the belt would sit. Unfortunately no parts are available for this unit that can be bought retail - only available by order to dealer repair shops.\012\012\012 ...
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I have a dyson animal dc17 vacuum and it totally died. Now I can't figure out which wires go where when I install my new motor. (motor #: 160906G) Do you happen to know where the various color wires go or a place I can see a diagram of the motor with wires attached? I should have taken a photo of it before tearing out the old motor. I don't know where to connect the three coming out from the upright portion of the machine and the red seems to go to a switch (?) and there is a black (connected t

The metal rod inside the handle fell out when i separated the two handle parts to replace the square metal post/handle. I do not see a purpose for the metal rod or where it connects near the on/off switch. XL upright Oreck model.

My Kirby G 2001 upright vacuum wont turn on. I tried another outlet and still nothing. I don't see a breaker switch anywhere. If you know of any common problems I would love to hear them. I am very mechanically inclined, I just was wondering if there are any common issues with the motors or power switches etc. so I don't waste a lot of time troubleshooting. Thanks

This might sound a bit silly but check to see if the cord is plugged into the machine correctly if it is check to see if the safety interlocks are all engaged. ...
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I have a hoover windtunnel upright vacuum, It will not shut off and I have to unplug it to do so. If I take apart the upper handle and manually flip the internal switch it works just fine, only when using the external switch on the handle, wont shut off.

This is a common problem with this machine. The switch has too much resistance to be turned on and off with the switch button and rod. If you put in a new switch, ( # 28161075 ), your problem should be fixed. ...
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Vacuum won't stay in upright position with foot latch engaged-leans backwards as if latch is loose

Switch wont stay on unless you hold it in - Dyson Vacuums

Hi there,I'm sorry to hear you're having difficulties with your Dyson's on/off switch. If you haven't already got in contact with us directly, I'd strongly encourage you to do so. One of our experts will be happy to recommend the best cou ...
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I called Dyson because I had a similar problem. When I pushed the red button down on my dc25, but it would not stay down. The vacuum would turn on when the button was pushed down, but of course when I let go of it the vacuum would shut off. The help ...
Dyson DC25 Animal Bagless Upright Vacuum

Hoover U5280-900 upright bagless vacuum twin chamber has a broken slider (switch) to go from tools to floor and carpet--what is the part called?? Indicator knob or cam activator?? where to order it??

I get plenty of suction at the hose, and none at the brushes. Also, the vacuum will not remain upright when I push it up. It appears that the part that switches the suction from the hose to the brush area is not engaged.